SAG-AFTRA members rally with entertainment writers in NYC, LA (24 images)

By Wade Sheridan

Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists members joined Writers Guild of America members in New York City and Los Angeles as they launched a strike after failing to reach a deal with studios on July 14, 2023. This marks the first time in 63 years both unions have been on strike at the same time.

Members of the SAG-AFTRA actors union join writers on the picket lines in front of Netflix's corporate office in Hollywood, Calif., on August 3, 2023. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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Negotiators for the Writers Guild of America and major studios are set to meet on August 4. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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Actress Fran Drescher speaks as the Writers Guild of America East and SAG-AFTRA members hold signs, picketing outside of City Hall in New York City on August 1, 2023. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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Writers Guild of America East executive director Lowell Peterson speaks alongside Drescher. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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